Other teams in the competition included Aurora, our sister PremierEagles, Woodbridge, Markham,Sudbury, Cumberland, North Mississaugaand Thunder Bay.The final rounds were completed on Feb 4 and 5 at the OSA Centre.

Our Eagles won the preliminary round and advanced to the final round.Three more games delivered a 0-0 draw against Aurora, a 4-0 win over Markham, and a 1-0 win over Sudbury.

We advanced to the semi-final round on Sunday, facing North Mississauga, but came up short with a tough 1-0 loss and an end to our Cup tournament.

Congrats to Sudbury who took the championship home with a decisive and classy victory on penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie in regulation.

Well done to our Elite Eagleswho competed through 7 games and gave up only one goal throughout the competition.

Competition included Power Play Academy who took a 1-0 advantage over an Eagle slow start with disciplined play, Toronto Junior Lynx who yielded 7-1 to the Eagles and finally the Rochester Jr Rhinos who also fell to the Eagles 7-0.

Sunday, May 14EAGLE MOMS SHOW THEIR GRIT IN THE SENIOR WOMEN'S LEAGUE

Doreen missing from photo

FALL COLOURS

HENDERSON MEMORIAL CHAMPS

EAGLES WIN AT HENDERSON MEMORIAL
The Eagles travelled to London, Ontario for the Labour Day weekend.

The weekend began on Friday night with our regular SRSL league game against London City.
The first victory for the weekend.

We opened our Henderson tournament play at 8 am on Saturday morning.

Wins against London United Thunder (1-0), Windsor Valiants (3-0), Waterloo Wildats (10-1), and London United Primavera (1-0) led us to semi-final play against the Woodbridge Strikers.

The Eagles outlasted the Strikers through penalty kicks and faced London Primavera once again in the Championship match with a closing 3-0 victory.

The Eagles joined a broad spectrum of teams in the annual OSA Christmas tournament on Dec 22 at the Ontario Soccer Centre

Our team delivered a 1-1 tie with Georgetown, a 5-1 win over York United, a 2-0 win over Scarborough and, in the semi-final, dropped a 0-0 tie with Vaughan to penalty kicks (2-3).

Congrats to Vaughan who continued to the championship with a 2-0 win over Kanata.

A quality day for the Eagles.

Click on the OSA logo for full details.

ONTARIO INDOOR CUP 2005

The Eagles put up a spirited fight in the 2005 Ontario Indoor Cup Championships preliminary round on Jan 2.
They faced the Oshawa Kicks (0-1), Georgetown Mustangs (4-0) and the Vaughan Azzurri (0-2) in 3 exciting games.
Congratulations to Vaughan who edged North Mississauga for the gold in a penalty kick shoot out on March 6.

The Eagles ventured to Cambridge on July 3 and 4 to participate in the local club celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the only Canadian Olympic soccer gold medal.
The Eagles faced London Supernova, Forest United, Sal Dan Strikers and Cambridge.
The Eagles delivered four solid victories on Saturday:

The Eagles opened their 2003 full field training in Oshawa over the May 3/4 weekend.
The Eagles faced North Mississuga, Oshawa Kicks and the Darlington Tornados in this round robin event.
The Eagles inaugurated their new uniform sets on a beautiful weekend for soccer.

The Eagles continued with their spring training at the always popular West Niagara Invitational in Grimsby, Ontario.
The Eagles joined Pickering Maltese, London Supernova, Oakville Demons, Saltfleet Go-Ahead, Dixie Saints, Welland Wizards, Sarnia Spirit, Hamilton Avalanche, Cambridge United, Brantford, and Niagara Falls over the May 10/11 weekend.
The Eagles bowed out in the Q-finals against the Saltfleet squad.

The National Championships were played this weekend across the country.
The U16 Girls and Boys Division were played right here in Toronto.
The U16 Girls Ontario Dixie Dominator champions has one of our assistant coaches, Lyndsay on board.
The Ontario squad yielded to Quebec 2-3 in an overtime final and brought home the silver medal.

On April 12 the Erin Mills Soccer Club moved to new facilities at 3135 Unity Gate - Unit 3.

On September 12 the Club welcomed their members and the community to the grand opening of the facility.

This new location offers a tremendous increase in space to manage the 4 fold increase in membership since the last clubhouse was created.
The new facility houses an indoor playing surface for our summer soccer clinics, fall and winter indoor programs and much, much more.

These are exciting times in Erin Mills!

Be sure to stop by when you are in the neighbourhood.

A DAY AT THE MOVIES
The Eagles ended their Aug 16 clinic with a day at the movies. Blue Crush offered spectacular surfing photography, and, as always, a happy ending.
The air conditioning was worth the time as well.

MEET ZOE - ANOTHER TEAM MASCOT

EAGLES WASH UP

A CLEAN TEAM

The Eagles ended a long week of soccer with their fundraiser car wash on July 27. Great weather and lots of fun. Thanks to Shell Canada at Thomas St. and Erin Mills Parkway for hosting our event.

More pictures in the album.

ONTARIO CUP OPENS IN SUDBURY FOR THE EAGLES

The Eagles opened their Ontario Cup play in Sudbury, Ontario on July 20 and 21, 2002.
Round robin play included Scarborough United Extreme, Sudbury Canadians, Dixie Saints and Sudbury Panhellenic.
Overall, thirty teams are seeking the crown.
Congratulations to the Dixie Saints who earned their next step to the Cup.

Click on the title for the full story and local schedule.
We will have a CPSL team playing from our TWIN ARENAS rep field this year.
Here is the TWIN RINKS home field schedule for the MISSISSAUGA (ERIN MILLS)OLYMPIANS. As we all know, schedules change, so check their site before game time at www.cpsl.org.
Come and see great soccer skills from a ring side seat.

DRYING OUT AFTER OUR CLINIC

The Eagles participated in their second of three 2-day soccer clinics on July 25/26. Some significant rain on Friday chased us off the field on mid-day Friday. Lots of drying out at coach's house.

The Eagles returned from Ottawa, our nation's capital, on Aug 5 after participating in the National Capital Invitational Soccer Tournament that drew 170 girls teams from Canada and the US. Click on the title bar for tournament results. Click on the photo for local Ottawa information.
The Eagles logged 2 wins, a default win and one loss on the weekend.
Congrats to the Oshawa Kicks who delivered a convincing 4-1 victory over Brams United in the final showdown.
This an excellent soccer competition in a great location.
The Eagles will be back next year.

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MAINTAINING PERSPECTIVE

COACH BOB

FIND THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO BE THE BEST.

Then.....

Believe in them - that will encourage risk.
Show them - that will build respect.
Love them - that will strengthen relationships.
Know them - that will personalize development.
Teach them - that will enhance growth.
Trust them - that will develop loyalty.
Expand them - that will provide challenges.
Lift them - that will insure results.